MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
CONCEPTS FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL
COLLABORATIVE CARE 9TH EDITION
CHAPTER 2
Comfort - CORRECT ANSWER >>A state of physical well-being,
pleasure, and absence of pain or stress
Interventions for patients with decreased comfort - CORRECT
ANSWER >>Anticipate pain and emotional stress, collaborate
with members of the inter professional team as needed, and
implement pain management measures
Elimation - CORRECT ANSWER >>The excretion of waste from
the body by the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (as feces) and by the
urinary system (as urine)
Bowel elimination - CORRECT ANSWER >>Occurs as a result of
food and fluid intake and ends with passage of feces (stool) or
solid waste products from food into the rectum of the colon
, Urinary Elimination - CORRECT ANSWER >>Occurs as a result
of multiple kidney processes and ends with the passage of urine
through the urinary tract
Continence - CORRECT ANSWER >>Voluntary control of both
bowel and urinary elimination
Incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER >>Lack of bowel or bladder
control
Retention - CORRECT ANSWER >>inability to expel stool or
excrete urine
Obstipation - CORRECT ANSWER >>Inability to pass stool
Oliguria - CORRECT ANSWER >>Scant urine
Anuria - CORRECT ANSWER >>absence of urine
Aging (when pelvic muscles weaken), neurologic disorders,
excessive laxative use, other medication use, GI infections, and
lack of exercise - CORRECT ANSWER >>Risk factors for
incontinence include:
CONCEPTS FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL
COLLABORATIVE CARE 9TH EDITION
CHAPTER 2
Comfort - CORRECT ANSWER >>A state of physical well-being,
pleasure, and absence of pain or stress
Interventions for patients with decreased comfort - CORRECT
ANSWER >>Anticipate pain and emotional stress, collaborate
with members of the inter professional team as needed, and
implement pain management measures
Elimation - CORRECT ANSWER >>The excretion of waste from
the body by the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (as feces) and by the
urinary system (as urine)
Bowel elimination - CORRECT ANSWER >>Occurs as a result of
food and fluid intake and ends with passage of feces (stool) or
solid waste products from food into the rectum of the colon
, Urinary Elimination - CORRECT ANSWER >>Occurs as a result
of multiple kidney processes and ends with the passage of urine
through the urinary tract
Continence - CORRECT ANSWER >>Voluntary control of both
bowel and urinary elimination
Incontinence - CORRECT ANSWER >>Lack of bowel or bladder
control
Retention - CORRECT ANSWER >>inability to expel stool or
excrete urine
Obstipation - CORRECT ANSWER >>Inability to pass stool
Oliguria - CORRECT ANSWER >>Scant urine
Anuria - CORRECT ANSWER >>absence of urine
Aging (when pelvic muscles weaken), neurologic disorders,
excessive laxative use, other medication use, GI infections, and
lack of exercise - CORRECT ANSWER >>Risk factors for
incontinence include:
